"dark of the moon"= 1) The time period of approximately a week at the time of a new moon, when the light of the moon is absent at night. (一個月中看不見月亮的期間)= 2) Any period in which the light of the moon is obscured. (月黑時)-------------------------------------------------------

"old moon / waning moon" (殘月/漸小月/虧月)= 1) a phase of the moon lying between last quarter and new moon, when it appears as a waning crescent= 2) the moon when it appears as a waning crescent= 3) the time at which this occurs

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"The moon is a moon still, whether it shines or not."= 不管顯露不顯露, 月亮總是月亮。-------------------------------------------------------

"The moon is not seen where the sun shines."= 太陽一出, 月亮失色。 (小巫見大巫)-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------futari wrote:"old moon / waning moon" (殘月/漸小月/虧月)= 1) a phase of the moon lying between last quarter and new moon, when it appears as a waning crescent= 2) the moon when it appears as a waning crescent= 3) the time at which this occurs -------------------------------------------------

Please note that:"old moon" = "waning moon" = definition 1)

MOON CYCLE: (according to how the moon appears to us, in order of appearance)

1. New (also called the Dark Moon) - not visible2. Waxing Crescent3. First Quarter - commonly called a "half moon"4. Waxing Gibbous5. Full - we can see the entire illuminated portion of the moon6. Waning Gibbous7. Third Quarter - another "half moon", but the illuminated part is opposite of the First Quarter8. Waning Crescent9. New - back to the beginning